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2010s

2012 - The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Aardman Animation

This delirious comedy details the exploits of a completely useless pirate and his equally useless crew. Charles Darwin also stars. Loads of fun, along with the beautiful animation and production value that Aardman always provides.

2012 - Paranorman, Laika Studios

This feature film presents an inventive world of ghosts, zombies, and misfit kids, the main one being Norman- a boy with a deep connection to the world of the supernatural. Laika’s desire to push what the medium can achieve is on full display here, with extensive use of 3D printed faces.

2012 - It’s A Spongebob Christmas!, Screen Novelties Studios

Will Plankton’s Christmas wish of obtaining the ever-elusive Krabby Patty formula come true? Everyone’s favourite yellow sponge is wonderfully transformed into stop motion, in this completely charming television special. 

2012 - The Apostle, by Fernando Cortizo

This is a largely realistic stop motion feature, about an escaped convict who is trying to discover hidden treasure in a lonely village. Along the way he encounters a long list of spooky and deranged characters. This one is distinctive for its maturity of storytelling and mood, and its subtle character designs.

2012 - Frankenweenie, by Tim Burton

This Tim Burton-directed feature offers up some gorgeous black and white stop motion filmmaking. It’s a frame-by-frame homage to German Expressionism of the 1920s, as well as Hollywood horror movies of the 1930s- all wrapped up in the story of a boy and his (dead) dog.

2014 - The Boxtrolls, Laika Studios

This feature sees Laika raising the bar yet again, with the story of a boy named Eggs and his adoptive family- a clan of strange (and charming) troll critters. Filled with stunning character animation, the remarkable  “Mecha Drill” vehicle in the film’s climax is an amazing thing to behold.

2014

Morph makes his comedic return with all new episodes, this time via Youtube.

2014 - Possessed, by Sam Ortí

A stop motion horror comedy about demonic possession, ghosts, and flamenco dancing. Filled with loving references to classic horror films, the largely clay animated film has a lot of great stuff to look at. 

2014 - Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas, Screen Novelties Studios

A stop motion spin-off from the Will Ferrell feature. Beautifully designed puppets and energetic animation are on full display, in this very fun television special. 

2014 - Tumble Leaf, Amazon Studios

This charming series for kids follows a curious blue fox and his pals as they explore the world of natural science. Aside from being beautiful and charming, this show also is worth noting since it represents Amazon’s entry into animation production.

2015 - Shaun The Sheep Movie, Aardman Animation

This is feature film adaptation of the charming stop motion series, starring loads of very sneaky sheep. This film is impressive for the fact that the story unfolds entirely without dialogue. There’s vocalizations, but no actual words. It’s a great example of visual (and audible) storytelling through stop motion. 

2015 - Adventure Time, animation by Kirsten Lepore

Finn and the gang get the full puppet treatment in this special stop motion episode.